📈 Commercial Bank & Axonect Showcase Global Fintech First at DTW Ignite 2026

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with Axonect (formerly Axiata Digital Labs) to feature the world’s first deployment of Open Digital Architecture (ODA) in fintech at TM Forum’s DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen. • Key Operational & Tech Impact: • Adapted telecom-based ODA to modernise legacy banking systems. • Achieved cloud-like agility, enhanced operational efficiency, and reduced cost footprint while keeping strict data governance and regulatory compliance. • Supported one of the fastest global rollouts of Google Pay, real-time PayPal cross-border remittance clearing, and an active API-driven ecosystem with near-perfect availability. • Future Outlook: • Moving towards agentic banking—an AI-driven, highly autonomous operating model supported by robust data sovereignty frameworks. • Aims to expand open finance integration, deploy AI across key banking functions, and scale digital services globally. • Institutional Profile: • Sri Lanka's largest private sector lender and first bank to surpass a market capitalisation of US$ 1 Bn. • Ranked No. 1 Sri Lankan bank in The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2026, operating over 270 domestic branches and international units in Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, and Dubai.